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The Last of Us cover artvsWorld War Z: Aftermath cover art

The Last of UsvsWorld War Z: Aftermath

The Last of Us leans Execution (Practiced Mastery); World War Z: Aftermath leans Execution (Practiced Mastery).

EXECUTION5 /10READS1 /10VARIANCE2 /10OPTIMIZATION5 /10
The Last of UsWorld War Z: Aftermath

Axis by axis

Execution5 vs 6

World War Z: Aftermath leans harder on execution: Horde shooting and melee timing carry every swarm

Reads1 vs 1

Even - both lean on reads about the same.

Variance2 vs 3

World War Z: Aftermath leans harder on variance: Spawn director shuffles hordes mildly between runs

Optimization5 vs 5

Even - both lean on optimization about the same.

Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.

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